Greetings
and Repertoire Suggestions from your new R&S Chair for Music in Worship
I hope that you will join me in thanking my predecessor, Dr. Paul Aitken for his excellent work in this role. Paul has moved on to replace Scott Dean (First Presbyterian, Bellevue, WA) as the National Chair for Music in Worship. I
would like to encourage you to make plans to attend the upcoming National
Convention in Miami in March. The National and Division chairs
have been working hard at preparing the ecumenical worship service, sacred
music reading session and roundtable discussion forums. I to the Hills, Will Lift Mine
Eyes – Ronald D.
Hailey Thou Hidden Love of God – J. Aaron McDermid Let Everything That Hath Breath – Jeffery L. Ames How Firm A Foundation – arr. Albert L. Travis/Benjamin
Harlan Christ Hath a Garden – Gerald Near The Hidden Stream that Feeds – Eleanor Daley Round Me Falls the Night – David W. Jepson |
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In search of a new year
The first stop on our tour is the Oregon ACDA Sacred Music Workshop, January 19-20 at Warner Pacific College in Portland. This traditional event takes on a whole new look this year with presentations by six well known northwest church musicians. The diverse sessions include such topics as, Anthems with Biblical Texts presented by Russell Otte, Pres. Elect Oregon ACDA and Minister of Music at Ascension Lutheran Church in Medford Oregon and Anthems with Religious Poetry presented by Tuesday Rupp, Music Director at Milwaukee Presbyterian Church. Literature and Strategies for the Successful Church Youth Choir will include a demonstration youth choir. The presenter, Mia Savage is director of Pacific Youth Choir and the Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Youth Choir. Session four is Your Church Music Program as a Ministry by Dr. Paul Klemme, who is adjunct professor at Willamette University and Organist & Choir Master at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Salem. Dr. Larry Marsh of Linfield College and the First Baptist Church in McMinnville, will present a session aimed at Improving the Skills of the Church Choir Director and Dr. Solveig Holmquist, Music Department Chair and Director of Choirs at Western Oregon University will present Sacred Literature Without Piano or Organ, but with Bells, Brass, and Guitar, etc. Music packets will be provided by Sheet Music Service who will be available to fill your orders for multiple copies of the music presented. http://www.acdaonline.org/states/OR/SacMusRegFormJan07.pdf Oregon ACDA Ensemble Festival has a new home. After twenty years at Linn-Benton Community College, this unique venue for the best chamber choirs in the state has moved to Umpqua Community College, Roseburg, Oregon on April 14th. The eighteen chamber choirs include choirs ranging from children to adults. Each choir performs for adjudication comments and Gold Silver and Bronze medals. Some limited seats are available to the public. http://www.umpqua.edu/events/RegForm07.pdf The annual ACDA Collegiate Festival is held at Corban College, Salem on April 17. This non-competitive concert event features some of the finest college choirs in the northwest. A diverse group of choirs, including church schools, community colleges and universities will present a full day of wonderful singing. Some limited seats are available to the public. http://www.acdaonline.org/states/OR/festivals.html#collegiatefest The annual Oregon ACDA Summer Workshop will be held August 16-18 at the University of Portland. Featured co-headliners include Dr. Leslie Guelker-Cone, Director of Choral Activities and Coordinator of Vocal Studies at Western Washington University and Rollo Dilworth, Associate Professor of Music at the School of Music at North Park University in Chicago. This promises to be a wonderfully diverse workshop with an emphasis on the study and development of repertoire in the gospel tradition, as well as training the voice in a choral rehearsal, movement and characterizations for the choir and individual conducting lessons for some of the attendees. Look for more information on the state site and our newsletter, the award winning Choral Focus. Before we end our Oregon tour, visit the new Oregon website, which is now in the expert hands of Howard Meharg, our NW ACDA website editor and manager. www.oregonacda.org has a new look that is easy to navigate for information and inspiration. Use our calendar to keep up to date and informed. Happy travels. Hal Eastburn |
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One
of the joys of being an R&S Chair is sharing
ideas and meeting people. I have learned a lot working with the
NW and Oregon Boards and I plan on continuing to help when my term is
up. I
value the input from the State
R & S Chairs from each state and I
enjoy helping new teachers connect with veteran teachers.
Greetings
from your new R&S Chair for Music in Worship. I am thrilled
to be able to serve you in this position. I am an Assistant Professor
of Music and Director of Church Music Studies at Whitworth College, and
Director of Music at Colbert Presbyterian Church. From 2000-2005
I served ACDA as Washington R&S Chair for Music in Worship, and was site
chair for the 2000 Convention in Seattle. 
Oregon is not new to the spotlight. With the recent tragedies
highlighting the dangers of our isolated wilderness, it might seem appropriate
to take precautions and travel with a guide. Besides the great scenic,
but sometime treacherous beauty, Oregon has many music events that are
worth a visit. I will highlight some of the choral music events that
mark the calendar landscape this year.